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I made a muslin of the Blank Slate Novelista pattern out of an old sheet. I've discussed my learning on shoulders here. All week I've looked forward to two things: drinking Captain Cooker beer with my husband on Friday night and finishing my Novelista shirt.

It's finished, and all mistakes are mine and not the pattern. How can there be so much to fitting? My new shirt, which is definitely a triumph in terms of new sewing skills, fits across the bust in terms of no gaping buttons. But above the bust is a disaster - there is far too much fabric just where everything should be smooth. And the collar looks enormous on me. At the back, everything blouses out and I lose all back waist definition. Sometimes I read that even an ill fitting blouse fits better than a RTW one. But in my case, I can't do a fitted RTW blouse up, and this is the next step in terms of ill fitting but functionally wearable.